MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, December 8, encouraged the public to work in solidarity and build a progressive nation on the occasion of the feast of Immaculate Conception of Mary. According to the Catholic Church, Immaculate Conception marks the conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary free from original sin by virtue of the merits of her son, Jesus Christ. ADVERTISEMENT“I join the entire Filipino Catholic Community in celebrating the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary,” Duterte said in a statement. It is my hope that you will remain committed in realising genuine and lasting change so that everyone may attain their hopes and dreams,” Duterte added. In December 2017, Duterte declared December 8 of every year as a special non-working holiday in celebration of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception by signing into law Republic Act No.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 08, 2019 04:41 UTC